bashito:
Finally, the torturous journey of getting a German National Visa for about 2 years ends today!

To God be the Glory!

When the journey seems longer than usual it is not always an indication that you have a problem.

Let me give you a highlight of my journey on this family reunion visa process.

I applied for a family reunion visa on the 28th July, 2020.

Received a mail for interview on the 8th July, 2021.

Had my interview on the 5th of August, 2021.

Lawyer called on the 4th September, 2021.

Lawyer visited on the 9th September, 2021. The lawyer tried to manipulate me to pay him 200k as bribe but my spouse called his bluff because I have complete documents. No issues.

We waited for the foreign office to contact my spouse but they didn't. So, we chose to contact them. He wrote them a mail on the 2nd of November, 2021 informing them of our application.

They responded on the 4th of November, 2021 and requested him to submit some documents.

He submitted these documents on the 12th of November, 2021.

Since then, we waited and waited and waited!

After the endless wait we started calling them at the foreign office and sending mails. No response to mails and no picking of calls.

Around January, 2022 they started picking calls. They informed us that the woman in charge of our file was sick and she just resumed. So we should expect a response in two weeks.

After 3 weeks, we called again and we learnt that the woman's health had gone very bad and she had gone off work. And our file would be given to someone else to handle.

We waited and called again. No definite answer. We are working on it nooni!

Then, 1st of March, 2022 the foreign office sent my spouse a mail. They apologised profusely for delaying our application because of shortage of staff and covid.
They informed us that the positive response had been sent to the embassy in Nigeria and we should contact them henceforth.

We called the Nigerian embassy again and they told us to send a mail and attach the response we got from Germany to it. This was done on 10th of March, 2022.

On the 15th March, 2022. Approval Mail sent to me.

Dropped documents in person at the consulate on the 16th of March, 2022.

Documents received back today, 31st March, 2022 with my Visa stamped on my passport. Dem grant their mama 6 months!

Note: My A1 expired on the 24th of January, 2022. I prayed they shouldn't request another one and it was answered.

Germany here we come o!

I'm open to questions.

God's speed to others that are still on the waiting list.

Congratulations and safe trip. This bribe thing used to hit a nerve any time
I see that lawyer requested for it. Pffft

bashito:
Finally, the torturous journey of getting a German National Visa for about 2 years ends today!

To God be the Glory!

When the journey seems longer than usual it is not always an indication that you have a problem.

Let me give you a highlight of my journey on this family reunion visa process.

I applied for a family reunion visa on the 28th July, 2020.

Received a mail for interview on the 8th July, 2021.

Had my interview on the 5th of August, 2021.

Lawyer called on the 4th September, 2021.

Lawyer visited on the 9th September, 2021. The lawyer tried to manipulate me to pay him 200k as bribe but my spouse called his bluff because I have complete documents. No issues.

We waited for the foreign office to contact my spouse but they didn't. So, we chose to contact them. He wrote them a mail on the 2nd of November, 2021 informing them of our application.

They responded on the 4th of November, 2021 and requested him to submit some documents.

He submitted these documents on the 12th of November, 2021.

Since then, we waited and waited and waited!

After the endless wait we started calling them at the foreign office and sending mails. No response to mails and no picking of calls.

Around January, 2022 they started picking calls. They informed us that the woman in charge of our file was sick and she just resumed. So we should expect a response in two weeks.

After 3 weeks, we called again and we learnt that the woman's health had gone very bad and she had gone off work. And our file would be given to someone else to handle.

We waited and called again. No definite answer. We are working on it nooni!

Then, 1st of March, 2022 the foreign office sent my spouse a mail. They apologised profusely for delaying our application because of shortage of staff and covid.
They informed us that the positive response had been sent to the embassy in Nigeria and we should contact them henceforth.

We called the Nigerian embassy again and they told us to send a mail and attach the response we got from Germany to it. This was done on 10th of March, 2022.

On the 15th March, 2022. Approval Mail sent to me.

Dropped documents in person at the consulate on the 16th of March, 2022.

Documents received back today, 31st March, 2022 with my Visa stamped on my passport. Dem grant their mama 6 months!

Note: My A1 expired on the 24th of January, 2022. I prayed they shouldn't request another one and it was answered.

Germany here we come o!

I'm open to questions.

God's speed to others that are still on the waiting list.

Congratulations

A big congratulations!
Please, how many years was your A1 zertifikat?
And what does your 6 months visa mean? I thought it's a reunion visa.

bashito:
Finally, the torturous journey of getting a German National Visa for about 2 years ends today!

To God be the Glory!

When the journey seems longer than usual it is not always an indication that you have a problem.

Let me give you a highlight of my journey on this family reunion visa process.

I applied for a family reunion visa on the 28th July, 2020.

Received a mail for interview on the 8th July, 2021.

Had my interview on the 5th of August, 2021.

Lawyer called on the 4th September, 2021.

Lawyer visited on the 9th September, 2021. The lawyer tried to manipulate me to pay him 200k as bribe but my spouse called his bluff because I have complete documents. No issues.

We waited for the foreign office to contact my spouse but they didn't. So, we chose to contact them. He wrote them a mail on the 2nd of November, 2021 informing them of our application.

They responded on the 4th of November, 2021 and requested him to submit some documents.

He submitted these documents on the 12th of November, 2021.

Since then, we waited and waited and waited!

After the endless wait we started calling them at the foreign office and sending mails. No response to mails and no picking of calls.

Around January, 2022 they started picking calls. They informed us that the woman in charge of our file was sick and she just resumed. So we should expect a response in two weeks.

After 3 weeks, we called again and we learnt that the woman's health had gone very bad and she had gone off work. And our file would be given to someone else to handle.

We waited and called again. No definite answer. We are working on it nooni!

Then, 1st of March, 2022 the foreign office sent my spouse a mail. They apologised profusely for delaying our application because of shortage of staff and covid.
They informed us that the positive response had been sent to the embassy in Nigeria and we should contact them henceforth.

We called the Nigerian embassy again and they told us to send a mail and attach the response we got from Germany to it. This was done on 10th of March, 2022.

On the 15th March, 2022. Approval Mail sent to me.

Dropped documents in person at the consulate on the 16th of March, 2022.

Documents received back today, 31st March, 2022 with my Visa stamped on my passport. Dem grant their mama 6 months!

Note: My A1 expired on the 24th of January, 2022. I prayed they shouldn't request another one and it was answered.

Germany here we come o!

I'm open to questions.

God's speed to others that are still on the waiting list.

The idiot lawyer that investigated me was smart. He said we can't discuss it on phone. He told me to put away my phone when we wanted to talk about it. He said if I agree to pay, I should say good morning with text message. It means we are good to go. If I won't pay, I should type morning. But it is good if I pay because my records can't grant me the visa. My spouse was livid! He said I should cut off the lawyer as soon as he was done with me. And I did that exactly. He was friendly for few days after he left but when he realised that I'm not responding, he stayed on his lane. He's scared of the embassy definitely. They must know.

toyeebahlim:

Congratulations and safe trip. This bribe thing used to hit a nerve any time
I see that lawyer requested for it. Pffft

My A1 cert is 14 months old now. It expired in January after 12 months. I honestly don't know what the 6 months visa means. It used to be 3 months. In fact I know of people that got 2 months. That's how it is being given. It will be extended on getting to Germany.

Aminattah:
A big congratulations!
Please, how many years was your A1 zertifikat?
And what does your 6 months visa mean? I thought it's a reunion visa.

Ejopee:


@Mrbigman
According to my friend then she was ask the above � questions and much more like personal questions about her husband like favorite color, favorite good favorite dress, color of room, color of bedsheet, how much he earn, her relationship with the child the husband had with white woman before they got married, her relationship with the husband siblings, were she stay with her husband if he is in Nigeria, how much he send for feeding and so on! embassy also ask her a tricky question if she will go to Germany if they only Grant her visa and denied her 6 months old baby. According to her she called someone who had second interview that have cross over to Germany who told her the likely ask questions and she discuss them with the husband and anyone that both of them did not discuss and she doesn't know the right answer to it, she just said I don't know to avoid providing guess ànswer. She said second interview are usually tougher than first interview note: you and your spouse will be interview at same time make sure your answers correspond
If everything goes well with the second interview it doesn't take time before you are ask to submit insurance.
Above all you need prayer

Thank you very much brother. This will help.

bashito:
The idiot lawyer that investigated me was smart. He said we can't discuss it on phone. He told me to put away my phone when we wanted to talk about it. He said if I agree to pay, I should say good morning with text message. It means we are good to go. If I won't pay, I should type morning. But it is good if I pay because my records can't grant me the visa. My spouse was livid! He said I should cut off the lawyer as soon as he was done with me. And I did that exactly. He was friendly for few days after he left but when he realised that I'm not responding, he stayed on his lane. He's scared of the embassy definitely. They must know.

Sighs. Anyway that’s out of the way now. Haha bags packed and take offf ��

Congratulations to you. God is too faithful.

Please patterning the constant request for bribe from Lawyers assigned to do the verification. It will go a long way to ameliorate and stop that exorbitant extortation from fellow Nigerians in future, if those who have successfully gotten their Visas could write a complain to the embassy on their website.

bashito:
Finally, the torturous journey of getting a German National Visa for about 2 years ends today!

To God be the Glory!

When the journey seems longer than usual it is not always an indication that you have a problem.

Let me give you a highlight of my journey on this family reunion visa process.

I applied for a family reunion visa on the 28th July, 2020.

Received a mail for interview on the 8th July, 2021.

Had my interview on the 5th of August, 2021.

Lawyer called on the 4th September, 2021.

Lawyer visited on the 9th September, 2021. The lawyer tried to manipulate me to pay him 200k as bribe but my spouse called his bluff because I have complete documents. No issues.

We waited for the foreign office to contact my spouse but they didn't. So, we chose to contact them. He wrote them a mail on the 2nd of November, 2021 informing them of our application.

They responded on the 4th of November, 2021 and requested him to submit some documents.

He submitted these documents on the 12th of November, 2021.

Since then, we waited and waited and waited!

After the endless wait we started calling them at the foreign office and sending mails. No response to mails and no picking of calls.

Around January, 2022 they started picking calls. They informed us that the woman in charge of our file was sick and she just resumed. So we should expect a response in two weeks.

After 3 weeks, we called again and we learnt that the woman's health had gone very bad and she had gone off work. And our file would be given to someone else to handle.

We waited and called again. No definite answer. We are working on it nooni!

Then, 1st of March, 2022 the foreign office sent my spouse a mail. They apologised profusely for delaying our application because of shortage of staff and covid.
They informed us that the positive response had been sent to the embassy in Nigeria and we should contact them henceforth.

We called the Nigerian embassy again and they told us to send a mail and attach the response we got from Germany to it. This was done on 10th of March, 2022.

On the 15th March, 2022. Approval Mail sent to me.

Dropped documents in person at the consulate on the 16th of March, 2022.

Documents received back today, 31st March, 2022 with my Visa stamped on my passport. Dem grant their mama 6 months!

Note: My A1 expired on the 24th of January, 2022. I prayed they shouldn't request another one and it was answered.

Germany here we come o!

I'm open to questions.

God's speed to others that are still on the waiting list.

bashito:
Finally, the torturous journey of getting a German National Visa for about 2 years ends today!

To God be the Glory!

When the journey seems longer than usual it is not always an indication that you have a problem.

Let me give you a highlight of my journey on this family reunion visa process.

I applied for a family reunion visa on the 28th July, 2020.

Received a mail for interview on the 8th July, 2021.

Had my interview on the 5th of August, 2021.

Lawyer called on the 4th September, 2021.

Lawyer visited on the 9th September, 2021. The lawyer tried to manipulate me to pay him 200k as bribe but my spouse called his bluff because I have complete documents. No issues.

We waited for the foreign office to contact my spouse but they didn't. So, we chose to contact them. He wrote them a mail on the 2nd of November, 2021 informing them of our application.

They responded on the 4th of November, 2021 and requested him to submit some documents.

He submitted these documents on the 12th of November, 2021.

Since then, we waited and waited and waited!

After the endless wait we started calling them at the foreign office and sending mails. No response to mails and no picking of calls.

Around January, 2022 they started picking calls. They informed us that the woman in charge of our file was sick and she just resumed. So we should expect a response in two weeks.

After 3 weeks, we called again and we learnt that the woman's health had gone very bad and she had gone off work. And our file would be given to someone else to handle.

We waited and called again. No definite answer. We are working on it nooni!

Then, 1st of March, 2022 the foreign office sent my spouse a mail. They apologised profusely for delaying our application because of shortage of staff and covid.
They informed us that the positive response had been sent to the embassy in Nigeria and we should contact them henceforth.

We called the Nigerian embassy again and they told us to send a mail and attach the response we got from Germany to it. This was done on 10th of March, 2022.

On the 15th March, 2022. Approval Mail sent to me.

Dropped documents in person at the consulate on the 16th of March, 2022.

Documents received back today, 31st March, 2022 with my Visa stamped on my passport. Dem grant their mama 6 months!

Note: My A1 expired on the 24th of January, 2022. I prayed they shouldn't request another one and it was answered.

Germany here we come o!

I'm open to questions.

God's speed to others that are still on the waiting list.

Congratulations , please pack enough foodstuffs ooo

Nice one. That should give you more than enough time to settle down before going for extension. Please check your email. Than you.

bashito:
My A1 cert is 14 months old now. It expired in January after 12 months. I honestly don't know what the 6 months visa means. It used to be 3 months. In fact I know of people that got 2 months. That's how it is being given. It will be extended on getting to Germany.

Hi everyone, I am currently filling the family reunion application form with my wife. Her appointment is in 2 weeks.
Does anyone know what should be filled for the following questions on the form:
1. Intended duration of stay in Germany?
2. Do you have health insurance that covers the federal republic of Germany?

We'll appreciate your feedback, thanks.

Goodluck to everyone still waiting for appointment date.

Congrats on ur wife’s application mail….

1. Not sure there’s a uniformed answer to That question…. So I advice u just put in any date from this month or next 2 months until …..
example …( June 2022 - family reunion)
Except u have a time frame you want her to stay with u and back …

2. If your insurance isn’t family insurance and she doesn’t have any Insurrance in Germany, then u can put “No”

My 2 cent ….. and Goodluck to her

realjay2000:
Hi everyone, I am currently filling the family reunion application form with my wife. Her appointment is in 2 weeks.
Does anyone know what should be filled for the following questions on the form:
1. Intended duration of stay in Germany?
2. Do you have health insurance that covers the federal republic of Germany?

We'll appreciate your feedback, thanks.

Goodluck to everyone still waiting for appointment date.

Congratulations!!!!!!

Ganesass:
Family visas collected yesterday to the glory of God. I will sign off of this thread but before I do, I will share everything I have learned from this process starting from the time we applied to the time my family got their visas. It will not be the usual interview transcripts, I believe there's enough of that already. When I have some time I will type it out and post it here.

Thank you to everyone who supported and answered our questions through this time. God bless. Cheers to a new dispensation �

For those who have gone for interview, the declaration forms; did you have to sign both top and bottom or just one (one is German and other English). Thanks

Hello guys, in preparation of my wife's arrival, I have already included her in my family health insurance here in Germany. Will the health insurance certificate issued here be accepted as the travel insurance that will be requested when she finally gets her visa approval mail or will I have to do another travel insurance in Nigeria ?

realjay2000:
Hi everyone, I am currently filling the family reunion application form with my wife. Her appointment is in 2 weeks.
Does anyone know what should be filled for the following questions on the form:
1. Intended duration of stay in Germany?
2. Do you have health insurance that covers the federal republic of Germany?

We'll appreciate your feedback, thanks.

Goodluck to everyone still waiting for appointment date.

For the number one question just ignores it
For number two question is either yes or No

Please any answer to this question?

blessingayokunl:
Hello guys, in preparation of my wife's arrival, I have already included her in my family health insurance here in Germany. Will the health insurance certificate issued here be accepted as the travel insurance that will be requested when she finally gets her visa approval mail or will I have to do another travel insurance in Nigeria ?

Hello House,
Please has anyone tried applying for US tourist visa from Germany? I am a second semester masters student in Germany and I would like to visit my aunt in the US by the end of the year?
What do you guys advice? What are the chances as a third country national applicant in Germany?
Thank you!

You will do a travel insurance in Nigeria.

blessingayokunl:
Hello guys, in preparation of my wife's arrival, I have already included her in my family health insurance here in Germany. Will the health insurance certificate issued here be accepted as the travel insurance that will be requested when she finally gets her visa approval mail or will I have to do another travel insurance in Nigeria ?

TheresaMarii:
Hello House,
Please has anyone tried applying for US tourist visa from Germany? I am a second semester masters student in Germany and I would like to visit my aunt in the US by the end of the year?
What do you guys advice? What are the chances as a third country national applicant in Germany?
Thank you!

Yes you can apply, provided you can convince the VO that you will return to Deutschland and complete your studies.

Additionally, you need to demonstrate proof of funds to cover your trip. If your aunt is covering your expenses, you will need invitation letter stating that she will bankroll your expenses during your visit.

During my studies, I got a US visa for 1 year.
Note: I had a good paying student job at the time, and it searved as a tie to return.

Just my experience, nothing more.

Please does anyone here know a good lawyer to contact in Germany precisely in stuggart for an appeal is urgent

Good evening house please does any one knows a good lawyer in German that can handle case for family reunion in stuggart or ROTTWEIL GERMANY

Good evening house please does any one knows a good lawyer in German that can handle case for family reunion in stuggart or ROTTWEIL GERMANY is urgent we need an appeal

Hello all, good morning.
Please I wanted to ask a question from those that have received their stamped passport. After you receive the approval email to submit your passport, will you receive another email to come and pick up your passport and documents or the embassy will just send it directly to you with DHL? Thank you.

Hi everyone,

My wife is currently filling the family reunion application form. There is a place where they asked her for references in Germany (Question 10).

Is it okay if this is left blank, because she does not have any reference in Germany?

Thank you all, and all the best in your applications as well.

No

realjay2000:
Hi everyone,

My wife is currently filling the family reunion application form. There is a place where they asked her for references in Germany (Question 10).

Is it okay if this is left blank, because she does not have any reference in Germany?

Thank you all, and all the best in your applications as well.

It’s not okay to be left blank!!! She has you as her husband, and you are in the Germany….

So you can be her reference in Germany !!!!

blessingayokunl:
Hello guys, in preparation of my wife's arrival, I have already included her in my family health insurance here in Germany. Will the health insurance certificate issued here be accepted as the travel insurance that will be requested when she finally gets her visa approval mail or will I have to do another travel insurance in Nigeria ?

Well it should be accepted, because it’s the insurance she will definitely use wen she gets the visa and arrives Germany, so it’s okay that she’s already added logically.

But insurance is the last part of the process, if it’s rejected and asked to provide from Nigeria, then she can ….

I am also applying with the German insurance…. Until I get their response on wether it’s accepted or not. I’m open to any of their decision on it.

She must get the travel health insurance regardless. I think your health insurance covers her only when she is already in Germany.

blessingayokunl:
Hello guys, in preparation of my wife's arrival, I have already included her in my family health insurance here in Germany. Will the health insurance certificate issued here be accepted as the travel insurance that will be requested when she finally gets her visa approval mail or will I have to do another travel insurance in Nigeria ?

realjay2000:
Hi everyone,

My wife is currently filling the family reunion application form. There is a place where they asked her for references in Germany (Question 10).

Is it okay if this is left blank, because she does not have any reference in Germany?

Thank you all, and all the best in your applications as well.

I think question 10 space is for work and student visa. In my time I left it blank

BigBoy123:
Please any answer to this question?

No you don’t need to get a Nigerian insurance for her. Just send her the details of the German insurance that you already added her to for her to submit to the embassy with her passport. That’s what I did and a couple of others I know and we didn’t have issues.